Trade Statistics

Exploring South Africa’s Merchandise Trade Statistics

SARS is the legislatively empowered controlling entity for statistics on the importation and exportation of goods. Exercising this control entails record-keeping, verification, publication and analysis of trade data:

  • Explore South Africa’s Merchandise Trade Statistics through interactive visualisations and other content
  • Download the relevant data you need  
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March 2026 overview 

EXPORTS

IMPORTS

                       R187,893,276,278                        R156,026,560,178
                                                              Trade balance: R31,866,716,100
Top 5 countries we exported to: Top 5 countries we imported from:
  1. China (11.1%)
  2. Germany (8.8%)
  3. United States (7.4%)
  4. Japan (5.6%)
  5. United Kingdom (5.4%)
  1. China (22.0%)
  2. India (7.6%)
  3. Germany (7.5%)
  4. United States (5.4%)
  5. Oman (3.7%)

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